Educational & Cultural Section
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Honoring the dead on Día de los Muertos
Los Días de los Muertos take place Nov. 1–2 each year. On those days, homage is paid to our loved ones who have passed away, and offerings are made for a deeper communion between the living and the dead.
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Other voices — Gifts, truths for Thanksgiving
For many Indigenous people today, and especially here in the Ohio Valley, this time of year is riddled with modern day cringe-worthy moments, sadness, mourning and, sometimes, arcane anger.
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‘Horse Sense for Challenging Times’ workshop this weekend
Equine-facilitated learning pioneer Linda Kohanov will lead “The Power Behind Nonviolence: Horse Sense for Challenging Times,” in Yellow Springs this Friday–Sunday, June 28–30.
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School event to welcome Rwandan educators
Brother Straton Malisaba and Brother Crescent Karerangabo, of the Catholic boarding school Ecole des Sciences, in Byimana, Rwanda, will be guests Tuesday, March 5, at a “Mini French Cafe,” hosted by the French classes at Yellow Springs High School.
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Tickets to Antioch School’s Auction Gala are still available
Seating is limited, but tickets to this live auction and performance by Mo Amer are still available.
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Community Read to focus on understanding dementia
The Yellow Springs Community Library is partnering with the Yellow Springs Senior Center’s Dementia Friendly Yellow Springs, or DFYS, Project to host the first ever Yellow Springs-wide Community Read. The selected book will be Gerda Saunders’ “Memory’s Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia.
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More bucks, more books
The Yellow Springs Library Association recently presented $3,500 to the Greene County Public Library Foundation to be used for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
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BLOG–“Refugee 101” and “Muslim Community Voices” offerings by the BCP
As the current administration continues to threaten immigrants, refugees, and Muslims, let us be proactive in our resistance. You can help by simply taking surveys, attending events, and participating in conversations aimed at future action.
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Annual Vintage Truck Show to return
Vintage Truck magazine will host its 16th annual Vintage Truck Show on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Elaine Comegys Film Fest screenings announced
The 365 Project/Young People of Color will present the annual Elaine Comegys Film Fest at the Little Art Theatre this month.
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